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Two liters of well water per day for one person in Ivory Coast

Be a child again - go to school instead of traveling many kilometers to clean drinking water Be a child again - go to school instead of traveling many kilometers to clean drinking water

Two liters of well water per day for one person in Ivory Coast
Day 8
Water pumps for the rural population of Ivory Coast

Getting up before dawn to set off on a hike lasting several hours? For many people, that sounds like a hiking or mountaineering adventure. But in the Ivory Coast, this is not an adventure, but often a necessity. For many children living in rural areas of the Ivory Coast, this is everyday life. The strenuous walk does not take them to school, but to the nearest functioning water pump, which provides vital water of drinking quality. It does not matter how far it is. Because without clean water, they cannot survive. Whether for quenching thirst, cooking, washing or as a watering hole for their animals - water gives life.

Water pumps for the rural population of Ivory Coast
need
Clean drinking water for the population in rural areas of Côte d’Ivoire.
activity
Habitat for Humanity repairs broken water pumps that provide clean drinking water and drills new wells.
Measurable performance
A water pump provides clean drinking water, which can provide up to 280 people with 20 liters of water each per day.
Result
The pumps work reliably. People have clean drinking water and are healthier and more productive.
Systemically relevant impact
Many children can go to school instead of having to travel many kilometers to fetch water. Their health and educational level improve.
background

Ivory Coast currently ranks 171st out of 187 in the United Nations Development Index (UNDP, 2014). A quarter of the population has no access to drinking water, and more than a third of the rural population does. The years of civil war and political instability have left the country severely scarred and destroyed important infrastructure. Ivory Coast has not yet recovered from these structural problems. Many people are moving to the cities. The situation in rural areas remains tense, as damaged or destroyed water systems, combined with poor sanitation, increase the risk of disease. The poor drinking water situation has even more far-reaching consequences: many children, especially girls, cannot go to school because they have to fetch drinking water from distant areas for their families instead. Many women also have to sacrifice a large part of their time to do this - time that is not available for other activities.

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The good deed

Habitat for Humanity repairs water pumps and drills new wells. This enables the population to supply their own water within their village. The pumps supply water of drinking quality and are regularly checked and maintained to ensure the water quality. This improves people's health through the availability of clean water and at the same time more children can go to school because they no longer have to walk many kilometers to fetch water. The small usage fee that everyone has to pay goes towards the maintenance work. So that the village community can carry out this work independently, committees made up of community members are set up for each pump. They are responsible for long-term maintenance and servicing in the future.

AboutIvory Coast
Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro
Capital city
22 701 600
22 701 600
Population
1 325 USD
1 325 USD
Gross domestic product per capita per year
172
172
Human Development Index (Human Development Index)

Almost half of the population has no access to sanitation facilities. Access to clean drinking water is not guaranteed, especially in rural areas, which leads to many diseases.
About the organization and further information

organization

Habitat for Humanity Germany eV

Website

https://www.hfhd.de

Declaration of Commitment of the German Fundraising Council eV Initiative for Transparent Civil Society Commitment to VENRO quality standards

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